Afghanistan

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — The United States must confront Russia for providing weapons to the Taliban for use against American-backed forces in Afghanistan, top U.S. military officials said Monday.
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Reuters: President Ashraf Ghani declared a national day of mourning after scores of soldiers were killed by Taliban fighters disguised as fellow soldiers, in the deadliest attack of its kind on an Afghan military base.
The defense ministry has said more than 100 died or we[...] Continue Reading

Excerpted From The Daily Caller: The Pentagon has released footage of the U.S. dropping the “mother of all bombs” on the Islamic State in Afghanistan Thursday.
Official video shows the sudden blast envelop a mou[...] Continue Reading

At least Bush eventually won the Iraq war, Obama couldn't get shit done.
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) -- A suicide bomber struck an entrance to Afghanistan's Supreme Court on Tuesday, killing at least 19 people in the l[...] Continue Reading

International Gay Day, also known as International Day Against Homophobia, is May 17. In Mexico, May 17 is National Day Against Homophobia. That's the day Manning is to be released from jail.
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Excerpted From The Daily Caller: Strikingly clear drone footage shows a vehicle laden with explosives destroy an entire Afghan army compound in a matter of seconds, after a Taliban militant drives unhindered onto the base.
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This is a religion?
Excerpted from The Los Angeles Times: Gunmen attacked the American University of Afghanistan during classes Wednesday evening, setting off an explosion and trapping students and professors insi[...] Continue Reading

Reports of attack on American University in #Kabul. Exercise caution, avoid unnecessary movement in the area & monitor news for updates.— Travel - State Dept (@TravelGov) August 24,[...] Continue Reading

Excerpted from The Mirror: NATO has denied ISIS' claims it has assassinated a U.S military commander in Kabul.
A statement put out by the terror group's Amaq news agency said it had killed the commander with an explosive device along with two Afghan offic[...] Continue Reading

Excerpted from The Mirror: ISIS claims it has assassinated a U.S military commander in Kabul.
A statement put out by the terror group's Amaq news agency said it had killed the commander with an explosive device along with two Afghan officers.
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Excerpted from The Hill: Two professors, one of them an American citizen, were reportedly abducted at gun point near the American University of Afghanistan in Kabul this weekend, ABC News reported.
The other man was Australian, according to AB[...] Continue Reading

Because Obama won't let us fight the war for real, we're still fighting it.
Kandahar, Afghanistan (AP) -- An important district in Afghanistan's southern poppy-growing province of Helmand has fallen under Taliban control [...] Continue Reading

As ISIS continues to take control of parts of the country...
Washington (AFP) - Five US special forces troops have been wounded fighting the Islamic State group in eastern Afghanistan, General John Nicholson, the US[...] Continue Reading

REPORTER: Just one more quick follow-up, I was in touch with a number of service members last night during the speech, a couple of who are in theater, several who are here, and one thing that struck them was that the president did not mention, as he has in[...] Continue Reading

(CNSNews.com) – The death of the leader of the Taliban in a U.S. drone strike has turned a fresh spotlight onto the Afghan terrorist group’s relationship with Iran, whose ties despite being of different sects has long concerne[...] Continue Reading

Agencie France Presse - Gunmen wearing Afghan military uniforms shot dead two Romanian soldiers in the country's south Saturday, officials said, in the first insider attack on foreign troops since the Taliban launched their spring offensive last month.
The insurgents have so far not claimed responsibility for the a[...] Continue Reading